Rug needle



Nov. 21', 1950 H. L. Bless 2,530,851

RUG NEEDLE Filed July 15, 1948 Henry L. 57995 INVENTOR.

Patented Nov. 21, 1950 RUG NEEDLE Henry L. Biggs, Phoenix, Aria, .assignor -of onehalf to Grace B. Olson, Council Bluffs, Iowa Application July 15, 1948, Serial No. 38,849

4 Claims. (Cl..=66-118) The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in rug needles for use in crocheting rugs, tapestries or the like.

An important object of the invention is to form a loop at the rear end of the needle on which strips of material for making the rug are loaded substantially in the manner of a magazine and providing a finger-gripping cradle at one end of the loop to facilitate holding the needle while crocheting and working the material along the shank of the needle.

A further object of the invention is to con--;

struct the finger-engaging cradle for locking en-. gagement with the shank of the needle to retain the material on the loop, when not in use.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character of simple and practical construction, which is efiicient and reliable in use, neat and attractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the needle in use; and

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the loop secured in its closed position, when not in use.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 designates the shank of a crochet needle, which may be constructed of metal, plastic or other suitable material of a resilient nature and with the crochet hook 6 formed at the front end of the shank.

The shank 5 is constructed of sufiibient length for bending to form a loop 1 at the rear end of the needle substantially in the manner of a magazine on which strips 8 of material may be loaded by folding the material and passing the front end 6 of the needle through the folds thereof, in a manner as will be apparent from an inspection of the drawings.

The forwardly bent end 9 of the shank terminates rearwardly of the crochet hook 6 and is offset in a direction toward the shank to form a cradle 10 with a lateral or outwardly projecting front end portion II terminating in a flattened head l2.

In the use of the invention the resiliency of the material normally holds the loop 1 in an open position and with thecradle I0 spaced from the shank 5 as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings. The needle is gripped by the index finger and thumb slightly rearwardly of the hook 6 and with the middle and ring fingers seated in the cradle Ill and with the little finger positioned behind the cradle and with the needle gripped in this manner the crocheting of the rug may proceed.

When the needle is not in use, the loop I may be secured in its closed position to prevent separation of the material 8 therefrom by forcing the cradle ll] inwardly toward shank 5 and engaging the front end I I of the cradle behind the shank as shown in Figure 2, thereby locking the loop in its closed position and the flattened head l2 will secure the loop against opening movement.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the construction, operation and advantages of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. A crochet needle comprising a shank of resilient material shaped to form a loop at its rear end and having a pair of front end portions tensionally held separated from each other, a crochet hook on one of said front end portions, and a catch on the other of said front end portions' and adapted for interlocking engagement with the first named front end portion upon movement of said pair of end portions toward each other to lock the same from separating movement and to hold the front end of the loop closed.

2. A crochet needle comprising a shank of resilient material shaped to form a loop at its rear end and having a pair of front end portions tensionally held separated from each other, a crochet hook on one of said front end portions, and a laterally projecting catch on the other of said front end portions adapted for interlocking engagement with the first named front end portionupon movement of said pair of end portions toward each other to lock the same from separating movement and to hold the front end of the loop closed.

3. A crochet needle comprising a shank of resilient material shaped to form a loop at its rear end and having a pair of front end portions tensionally held separated from each other, a crochet hook on one of said front end portions, a laterally projecting catch on the other of said front end portions adapted for interlocking engagement with-the first named front end portion upon movement of said pair of end portions toward each other to lock the same from separating movement and to hold the front end of the loop closed, and a laterally inwardly projecting finger engaging offset in the second named front end portion rearwardly of the catch for holding the needle in the hand of a person.

4. A crochet needle comprising a shank of resilient material shaped to form a loop at its rear end and having a pair of front end portions tensionally held separated fromeachother, a

crochet hook on one of said front end portions, a

4 laterally projecting catch on the other of said front end portions adapted for interlocking engagement with the first named front end portion upon movement of said pair of end portions toward each other to lock the same from separating movement and to hold the front end of the loop closed, and a laterally inwardly projecting U- shaped offset in the second named front end portion rearwardly of the catch and in which the first named front end portion is tensionally held by the catch.

HENRY L. BIGGS.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Denner July 21, 1914 Number 

